Rating: 4.5
Description: Kate and Cecelia are teenage cousins, best friends, and ladies of polite society. Kate is sent to London with her beautiful sister Georgina who is making her debut during the London social "season" while Cecelia remains at home in Essex. Through the letters they send back and forth, readers meet the mysterious and unnerving James Tarleton who spies on Cecelia and has motives that are less than noble. We see Kate rescue the magical Marquis of Schofield from an almost certain poisoning through a bewitched chocolate pot and in turn accept his engagement offer in an effort to fend off an evil plot against Dorothea, a lovely Tarleton cousin with a wicked stepmother. And we see the secrets of Sir Hilary Bedrick's family tree unravel and trap both Cecelia and her brother Oliver in a web of magic.
Note: This description is blatantly ripped off one of the editorial reviews on bn.com, as I was too lazy to write my own.
Review: "Sorcery and Cecelia" is a delightful romp through an early nineteenth century England full of magic and intrigue. Cecy and Kate are both adorable main characters, even if they are a tad too similar sometimes. The other characters are also well-developed, with their own agendas and hang-ups, though Thomas and James are also a little too similar. I find it fascinating that the authors wrote this amazing story without either one ever knowing anything about what the other was writing! The plot is intricate and new elements are introduced all the time, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat without pushing them all the way off with too much action or making them fall asleep with too much detail. "Sorcery and Cecelia" is a must read for fantasy fans of all ages.